Supreme Court Cases I need to know

Engel v. Vitale (1962)

Public schools cannot sponsor prayer according to the Establishment Clause.

Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)

Students retain freedom of speech, including wearing symbolic armbands in public schools.

Schenck v. U.S. (1919)

Speech can be restricted if it poses a 'clear and present danger'.

Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)

States must provide an attorney to criminal defendants who cannot afford one.

New York Times Co. v. U.S. (1971)

Limited government’s ability to impose prior restraint (related to the Pentagon Papers).

Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and ended legal school segregation.

Roe v. Wade (1973)

Recognized a woman’s right to privacy regarding abortion, later impacted by Dobbs.

McDonald v. Chicago (2010)

Incorporated the 2nd Amendment right to bear arms to the states.

Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)

Compulsory education laws cannot infringe on the free exercise of religion, specifically regarding Amish schooling.

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

Established the doctrine of 'separate but equal'; later overturned by Brown.

Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)

Legalized same-sex marriage nationwide under the 14th Amendment.

Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

Established Miranda Rights for criminal suspects.

Loving v. Virginia (1967)

Struck down laws banning interracial marriage.

Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health (2022)

Overturned Roe v. Wade, shifting abortion regulation back to states.

Morse v. Frederick (2007)

Schools can restrict student speech that promotes illegal drug use.

Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier (1988)

Schools can limit specific school-sponsored student speech.

Kennedy v. Bremerton School District (2022)

Allowed a public school coach to engage in post-game prayer.

Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)

Affirmative action is permissible; however, strict racial quotas are unconstitutional.